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Editorial
. 2022 May;45(5):922-923.
doi: 10.1038/s41440-022-00864-w. Epub 2022 Feb 18.

Anxiety and hypertension in the COVID-19 era: how is the central autonomic network linked?

Michiaki Nagai  1 , Masaya Kato  2 , Dote Keigo  2
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Editorial

Anxiety and hypertension in the COVID-19 era: how is the central autonomic network linked?

Michiaki Nagai et al. Hypertens Res. 2022 May.
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The authors declare no competing interests.

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A possible pathway for the relationship between anxiety and elevated blood pressure in the COVID-19 era. COVID-19 indicates coronavirus disease 2019
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